Mask Representing a Ram
style of the Kingdom of Kom, Western Grassfields people, Cameroon, Central Africa, Africa
19th-early 20th century
Wood
Overall: 16 x 11 1/2 in. (40.6 x 29.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund and the William B. Jaffe and Evelyn A. Jaffe Hall Fund
989.34.27052
Geography/Culture
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon
Period
19th-20th century
Object Name
Ceremonial Artifact: Mask
Classification
Africa
Not on view
Exhibition History
Correspondences: African Sculpture at the Hood Museum of Art, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, October 12, 1996-March 2, 1997.
Imaging West Africa in Mask and Costume, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 31, 1994-March 5, 1995.
Faces of Culture: Masks from the Permanent Collection of the Hood Museum of Art, Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, November 1, 1991-November 1, 1992.
Curator's Choice: Recent Acquisitions and Loans of African Art, Gutman Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 2-March 10, 1991.
Provenance
Private American collection; 1989 purchased from Pace Gallery, New York.
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